Thursday 28th August 2008

Time / Program / Venue
8:00 am / REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS / E Block
(near stairs)
9:30 am /

INAUGURAL FUNCTION

  • Lighting of Lamp.
  • Welcome Song.
  • Introduction to theme of conference by Dr. Jonaki B Ghosh, Incharge, Mathematics Lab & Technology Centre, Delhi Public School R K Puram.
  • Address by Mr. Kyoden, Managing Director, Casio India.
  • Keynote Address by Prof. Dinesh Singh,Director, South Campus, DelhiUniversity.
  • Address by Conference Chief Guest, Mr. Arun Kumar Rath, Secretary, School Education & Literacy, MHRD
  • Address by Mr. Ashok Chandra, Chairman, DPS Society
  • Vote of Thanks by Dr. Shayama Chona, Principal, DelhiPublic School R K Puram
/

Audio Visual Hall

10:30 am / TEA / Open Air Theatre
11:00 am / Mathematics and the School Child: Creating Familiarity and Attachment
Plenary Talk by Prof. Dinesh Singh
Director, South Campus, DelhiUniversity /

Audio Visual Hall

12:00 pm / Can ICT Make a Difference in the Mathematics Classroom?
Plenary Talk by Mr. Douglas Butler, Director,
ICT Training Centre, Oundle, UK /

Audio Visual Hall

1:00 pm / LUNCH / Girl’s Hostel
2:00 pm / Team work in Learning Mathematics
Mathematical Software: Aid to Learning & Discovery
Plenary Session by Dr. Sanjeev Agrawal, Deputy Director, Mathematical Sciences Foundation &
Dr. Amber Habib, Associate Professor,
Mathematical Sciences Foundation / Audio Visual Hall
3:00 pm / Visualizing and Exploring Mathematics Using Handheld Technology
Talk by Dr. Jonaki B Ghosh, Incharge,
Mathematics Lab & Technology Centre,
DPS R K Puram /

Audio Visual Hall

Friday 29th August 2008

Time / Program / Venue
9:00 am / Experimentation and Discovery in Mathematics

Plenary Talk by Dr. Shailesh Shirali, Director, Community Math Centre, RishiValleySchool

/ Audio Visual Hall
10:00 am / Paper Presentations by Participating Teachers / Audio Visual Hall
11:00 am / TEA / Open Air Theatre
11:30 am / Paper Presentations by Participating Teachers / Audio Visual Hall
12:30 pm / Teaching Fractions to Middle School Children: Some Failures, Successes and Issues
Talk by Dr. Jayashree Subramanium, Ekalavya / Audio Visual Hall
1:30 pm / LUNCH / Girl’s Hostel
2:30 – 5:00 pm /

Workshop Session I

Teaching Mathematics Using Autograph
(parallel session)
by Mr. Douglas Butler, Director ICT Training Centre, Oundle UK / Mathematics Lab
2:30 – 5:00 pm /

Workshop Session II

Visualizing and Exploring Mathematics Using Casio 9860 Graphics Calculator
(parallel session)
by Dr. Jonaki B Ghosh / Computer Lab
3:45 pm / TEA / Outside Audio Visual Hall

Saturday 30th August 2008

Time / Program / Venue
9:00 am /

Teaching and Learning of Calculus

Plenary Talk by Prof. Inder K Rana, Dept. of Mathematics, IIT Powai, Mumbai

/ Audio Visual Hall
10:00 am / Paper Presentations by Participating Teachers / Audio Visual Hall
11:00 am / TEA / Open Air Theatre
11:30 am / Paper Presentations by Participating Teachers / Audio Visual Hall
12:30 pm / Unraveling the Curriculum Through ELessons
Plenary Session by Dr. Sanjeev Agrawal,
Dr. Amber Habib & Prof. L N Saha
Mathematical Sciences Foundation / Audio Visual Hall
1:30 pm / LUNCH / Girl’s Hostel
2:30 - 5:00 pm /

Workshop Session III

Teaching Mathematics Using Geometer’s Sketchpad
(parallel Session)
by Ms. Sangeeta Gulati, Head, Mathematics Dept., SanskritiSchool / Computer Lab
2:30 – 5:00 pm / Workshop Session IV
Some Interesting Activities For a Mathematics Laboratory
(parallel session)
by Dr. Jonaki B Ghosh / Mathematics Lab
3:45 pm / TEA / Outside Audio Visual Hall

Sunday 31st August 2008

Time / Program / Venue
9:00 am / Towards the Effective Use of Digital Technologies in Mathematics Classrooms

Plenary Talk by Prof. Anna Isabel, Centre for Advanced Studies in Mathematics, Mexico

/ Audio Visual Hall
10:00 am / Math Learning Disability: Signs and Symptoms and Classroom Strategies
Talk by Mrinalini Singh, PathwaysWorldSchool / Audio Visual Hall
10:30 am / HeyMath! - Innovative Digital Pedagogy for CBSE Maths
Talk by Mr. Harsh Rajan, Managing Director, HeyMath / Audio Visual Hall
11:00 am / TEA / Open Air Theatre
11:30 am / Panel Discussion: Issues Confronting the Mathematics Teacher / Audio Visual Hall
12:30 pm /

Valedictory Function

/ Audio Visual Hall
1:30 pm / LUNCH / Girl’s Hostel